TY - BOOK AU - HILES Andrew TI - Service level agreements: measuring cost and quality in service relationships SN - 0412542404 (hbk.) PY - 1993/// CY - London PB - Chapman & Hall KW - QUALITY MANAGEMENT KW - SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS KW - SERVICE STANDARDS N2 - Describes how to manage the service relationship between provider and customer. A service level agreement defines the service that the customer can expect. Such agreements are appropriate to all in-house corporate services as well as externally provided services where formal contracts do not define service quality. Gives practical advice on implementing SLAs together with checklists and examples ER -